I never thought I would need to write about Vicky Triponey again, but alas, here we are.
Whether he wants to or not, Louis Freeh and his firm Pepper Hamilton are going to be part of the Paterno family lawsuit against the NCAA. That much was made clear today in a court order denying his motion for a protective order and stay in the lawsuit, which was joined by Penn State.
Sixteen of the 18 U.S. representatives from Pennsylvania sent a letter to the NCAA today, calling on the organization to release all documents that led to the formulation of the Penn State sanctions and consent decree. All U.S. representatives from Pennsylvania except for Tim Murphy (R-18) and the outgoing-Allyson Schwartz (D-13) signed the letter.
It's apparently going to be harder for the National Collegiate Athletic Association to keep certain conversations out of the public eye.
President Barron was supposed to address the media after Friday's Board of Trustees meeting about a "very important" subject, according to the public relations people. Because the meeting went long -- the longest in the last several years, in fact -- Barron was unable to make the promised press row visit. It is now clear what exactly Barron intended to discuss.
Today, the NCAA responded by putting up a new page on its website aimed at clarifying the Penn State consent decree, calling the last two weeks of hits a "misleading impression," daring the lawsuit brought by State Senator Jake Corman to trial.